She receives her SS direct deposit. However, now I cannot establish the newer login.gov for her because she no longer has a phone, and does not have a credit report, which I understand are the two ways that the new system verifies identity. She is currently self pay in a memory care facility, but my concern is if I need to move her to a nursing home, she will run out of money soon and I will need to apply for Medicaid for her, and some type of on-line verification will be needed. Any advice?
The annual award letter will be what is needed for an application to Medicaid. Can you locate the original? Hopefully you can locate it in your mother's house.
If you can't find the original and need to obtain a copy on line, Login.gov has an option to choose a list of passwords instead of the phone verification option. 20 one-time passwords are provided, which I printed out and saved, I started using this because the phone verification was no longer an option for verifying. If you go on the login.gov page look down a little further to see the option for the passwords. I'm pretty sure that's where you will find it.
Best of luck.
I prefered to deal with Medicaid directly. Make an appt with a Medicaid caseworker. Mine helped me with the application. Then I was given a list of documents I needed to complete the application. I was not asked for a credit report. You credit rating has nothing to do with applying for Medicaid.
Are you not the POA?
Does she have dementia? Is she able to assign POA?
The POA is able to apply for Medicaid. All you would need is her records, etc. which as POA you would have.
I am unclear what you need, but if you have questions as involves SS call them. If she has dementia and a diagnosis of same you can be made her Representative Payee, but that won't help you in applying fo Medicaid, which is distributed by your state and federal funds.
I would see an attorney for all your legal questions. Elder law is what you are looking for. Good luck.
You will need access to her bank account or mail to get several month's worth of statements (it's usually 3 of the most recent bank statements). YOu will need to know if she has a car, if she has a house, a spouse, and supply all medical bills that were recently received within the last 3 months of when you apply.
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She doesn't need a PoA or legal guardian to fill out the app when I did it in 2017 for my inlaws in MN. But every state is different. I only had to mark a box that said I was her Representative for the purposes of filling out the app.